I Cultivate Immortality With Scientific Thinking

Chapter 80: Human Body and Spirit

Whether it was the retrospective of memories during the condensation of the Violet Palace or the experiences in dream exploration, Lin Chen was certain of one thing: his soul possessed a special nature.

No, to be precise, it shouldn't be called a soul.

The soul in this world is composed of the aggregation of memories, perception, and spiritual energy, which is the power of the soul.

Perception still relies on the body, and the power of the soul is composed of the spiritual energy of this world. Therefore, his true uniqueness lies in his memories!

The memories he had during transmigration possessed a special nature and couldn't be interfered with by factors in this world.

"Fortunately, I still have a trick up my sleeve." Feeling the killing intent that was enough to annihilate his soul, when it dissipated after touching the darkness during his transmigration, Lin Chen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"But how did this attack come about?!"

The unexpected disaster made Lin Chen's face show a trace of anger.

As he pondered, while removing the blood-colored aura remaining in his soul, his expression suddenly changed.

Because when he observed the surrounding environment, he unexpectedly discovered something.

The living beings within hundreds of miles, even the vitality of the land and forests, were all wiped out by that killing intent.

However, while the killing intent could erase vitality and the consciousness of living beings, it couldn't erase spiritual energy or the power of the soul composed of spiritual energy!

Especially the souls of hundreds of cultivators in the annihilated human skin blood robes, their perceptions, memories, and other things were completely wiped out by the killing intent, leaving only the purest power of the soul!

And this pure power of the soul seemed to sense the last trace of vitality in this lifeless land and collectively surged towards Lin Chen!

Seeing this, Lin Chen's expression changed.

There were several Foundation Building cultivators, along with the power of the souls of hundreds of cultivators after their souls dissipated, mixed with the remnants of the power of consciousness of living beings within hundreds of miles.

If such a massive power of the soul rushed into his body all at once, he wouldn't be able to control them with his current abilities. He would only lose his perception and memory under the impact of their souls and become an idiot!

"Resist? No, that won't work. It's better to divert. I can't hold on for long against such a massive impact of the power of the soul!" Countless thoughts flashed through Lin Chen's mind.

"So far, there are only two ways. One is to find a way to preserve this power of the soul, and the other is to find a way to divert it and prevent it from rushing into the Violet Palace!"

In the blink of an eye, Lin Chen took out several specially made soul stones and infused some of the power of the soul into them.

But compared to the massive power of the soul, it was like a drop in the ocean.

"Damn it!" Lin Chen couldn't help but grit his teeth.

His soul had just undergone a transformation, and he had only made preliminary research on it. He couldn't control this surging power of the soul like a tidal wave!

"For now, I can only find a way to divert it! I can't let it all rush into the Violet Palace!"

His Violet Palace had just begun to condense. If such a massive power of the soul rushed in, he didn't know what would happen, but Lin Chen couldn't take the risk.

At this moment, the power of the soul surged into Lin Chen's body, and he could only remain calm and forcefully guide this power!

"I must find a solution..." Lin Chen continued to ponder countermeasures.

All the knowledge related to the soul from his past and present lives began to play in his mind.

"Scientific knowledge from my past life? No, in my past life, science never actually observed the soul, so it can't be used as a reference!"

"Soul cultivation techniques from this life? Possible, but I can't think of a solution at the moment!"

Various thoughts flashed through Lin Chen's mind, but for a moment, he couldn't find a method to solve his current predicament.

Could he only watch everything happen and gamble on luck?

"No, there must be a way!"

"In exploring the soul, there is another aspect of knowledge that can be referenced, and that is the Daoist scriptures from my past life!"

At a critical moment, Lin Chen suddenly thought of this and his eyes narrowed.

The Daoist scriptures from his past life were the crystallization of five thousand years of civilization. Although they might not be entirely correct, they could provide him with a direction to solve his current difficulties!

"Yin spirit, yang spirit? No, this stuff is too advanced. I can't understand it!"

"Three souls, seven spirits? No, the concept of seven spirits is too vague. I can't find the corresponding positions in the human body, nor do I know how to condense them!"

"Inner alchemy? How can inner alchemy be related to the soul?!"

Countless thoughts raced through his mind, and finally, his entire train of thought suddenly paused as a spark of inspiration ignited in his mind!

Lin Chen had also read some Daoist scriptures in his previous life. After all, the Xianxia atmosphere was strong in China, and he had also fantasized about practicing magical Daoist techniques.

Among the books he had read, such as the "Tai Ping Jing," "Huang Ting Jing," and "Da Dong Zhen Jing," there was an interesting cultivation method called "Shen Shen" or "Body and Spirit."

As the saying goes, "Heaven and Earth are within one's body, and one's body is a small world."

In its philosophy, there are countless gods and Buddhas in the world to manage the order of the world. Similarly, there are many immortals in the human body to regulate the body.

The cultivation of the body and spirit is the fantasy that the human body is controlled by various gods. Different parts of the human body are metaphorically compared to different gods, and the cultivation method is to visualize the gods within the body.

The practice related to the body and spirit can not only harmonize the five viscera and eliminate disasters, but also establish communication between heaven, earth, and the body and spirit, thus achieving longevity.

Even the classics record that the body and spirit are formed by the transformation of divine energy, which enters and mixes within the body, allowing practitioners to have the possibility of Ascension.

Although Lin Chen doesn't know if it's true or not, according to the classics, the body and spirit can be formed by the transformation of soul power and reside between various organs.

So he can completely use the organs as carriers, visualize the gods within the body, and condense the body and spirit of the human body.

Thinking of this, Lin Chen looked back at his own body and discovered that, apart from the brain, there were parts of soul power gathering in various organs.

Different organs in the human body can actually carry a part of the soul power. Does this prove the feasibility of cultivating the body and spirit?

Feeling the immense influx of soul power into the Violet Palace, it impacted his consciousness.

Lin Chen's eyes sharpened, and he decisively took action without hesitation.

In a crisis, there is no room for hesitation!

Although Lin Chen had forgotten the specific details corresponding to the body and spirit in his previous life, his memory greatly increased after opening the Violet Palace in this life, and he gradually recalled many things he had seen before.

At this moment, Lin Chen silently recited the scriptures and visualized the gods within his body.

"The liver's qi circulates without end, the lungs' qi rises from the three burners, the upper seat is the heavenly gate, the fluids flow through the six mansions,

follow the nose up and down, observe the existence of heaven and earth like a child, harmonize the essence to treat hair and teeth, restore color and luster without turning white,

descend to the throat with a resounding sound, all gods will seek each other, descend to the grand vermilion palace with purple brilliance, hide the magnificent canopy to observe the transparent hut,

solely guard the mind and call upon each other, observe my divine brightness and dispel all evil, the spleen's spirit returns to the great family, leading to the stomach channel of emptiness,

nourishing the spiritual roots and preventing withering, closing the life gate like jade, transmitting longevity for ten thousand years, the spleen's divine spirit governs the central official,

attending the morning meeting with the five viscera arranged in three lights, merging with the heavenly gate and the bright hall, harmonizing the six mansions and adjusting the five elements, with gold, wood, water, fire, and earth as kings."

The gods moved with his thoughts, and his body followed Lin Chen's intentions and turned. Soon, within Lin Chen's body, a vague light appeared in each organ.

Among them, the five viscera represent the five elements, and a large amount of the incoming soul power is also of the five elements.

Therefore, the soul power of the five elements, gold, wood, water, fire, and earth, entered Lin Chen's fire heart, wood liver, earth spleen, gold lungs, and water kidneys according to their respective attributes.

So the originally vague figures of the five viscera, under the irrigation of a large amount of soul power, began to take shape first and became the gods of the five viscera within Lin Chen's body!

Heart God: Dan Yuan, with the name Shou Ling;

Lung God: Hao Hua, with the name Xu Cheng;

Liver God: Long Yan, with the name Han Ming;

Kidney God: Xuan Ming, with the name Yu Ying;

Spleen God: Chang Zai, with the name Hun Ting!

As the gods of the five viscera took shape, they began to continuously absorb scattered soul power. The light and shadows throughout Lin Chen's body also began to take shape!

At this moment, in reality, his body sitting on the ground began to undergo changes little by little!

The wounds on his body's surface began to grow granulation and rapidly heal.

Then his skin wrinkled and wriggled, shedding scars on its own, leaving behind smooth and flawless skin.

Visible dirt oozed out of the pores of his skin and was gently shaken off, leaving it clean.

Finally, his skin became as smooth as a newborn baby, eliminating any trace of parasites or acne.

These were just surface changes. Inside his body, each organ, including bone marrow, heart, and spleen, began to evolve on its own!

At this moment, various organs within Lin Chen's body seemed to possess self-awareness. While continuously repairing their own deficiencies, they were also evolving towards a more perfect direction!

In a state of deep meditation, sensing that this soul power was being continuously consumed by the body and spirit and the Violet Palace, ultimately transforming into his own foundation, Lin Chen couldn't help but relax.

"I didn't expect to accidentally condense the body and spirit this time. Although I'm not sure what it's used for at the moment, according to the Taoist classics, it can lead to longevity... Huh?"

"Lin Chen... Junior Brother."

Huh? Who's calling me?

Lin Chen was stunned. Before he could figure out the source of the voice, his vision suddenly went black, and when it brightened again in front of him...

He found himself seemingly in a huge underground space, and in front of him was a blood pool emitting a strange and eerie purple light!

This is the Goldfinger of the protagonist in the early and middle stages of this novel.

(End of this chapter)